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Take a curator-led tour through the Lowcountry’s architectural and decorative arts history via these distinctive gems, which have been carefully preserved and are mostly on exhibit in local collections

If you’ve roamed the streets around Colonial Lake, you’re sure to know the graceful antebellum home at 67 Rutledge Avenue, painted pink and boasting a broad front porch with Moorish arches framed in latticework. This spring, you may even have noticed that the porch was dressed with inviting new furnishings and that a sign out front proclaimed the 1852 residence as the Charleston Symphony Orchestra League, Inc.’s (CSOL®) 37th annual Designer Showhouse. Seventeen interior designers donated their time to transform 12 rooms for a month of tours that raised funds for the Charleston Symphony Orchestra as well as CSOL® educational and outreach programs. Here, take a peek at the rooms through the designers’ eyes

How to transform a late-1700s cotton warehouse-turned 1950s residence into a home perfectly suited to Holy City living, circa-2013? With smart color choices, room-heightening design elements, and just-right furnishings from local stores, that’s how! Find out what solutions eight interior designers—and one pro green thumb—used in creating the Charleston Symphony Orchestra League, Inc.’s (CSOL®) 36th annual Designer Showhouse at 4 South Adgers Wharf. This spring, it raised $90,000 for the CSOL®—now, cash in on the ideas it holds for your own home